Rowlands P, Milner E, Wing S, Inch H
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Trust.
Int J Clin Pract. 1998 Jul-Aug;52(5):307-14.
Inadequate alternatives to the old mental hospitals have placed many inner city acute psychiatric units under great pressure as bed numbers have contracted and disturbed patients have accumulated. This study set out to assess the outcome at two-year follow-up of a cohort of 26 patients resident on an acute psychiatric ward for more than six months. Results showed that a substantial minority of 'new long stay' patients made a successful return to independent living, but that at two-year follow-up half the cohort remained in a highly supported setting. Two deaths had occurred, neither by suicide. Psychiatric services remained involved with 90% of the patients in the cohort.
由于旧精神病院的替代方案不足，随着床位数量减少且病情严重的患者不断累积，许多市中心的急性精神科病房承受着巨大压力。本研究旨在评估一组在急性精神科病房住院超过六个月的26名患者在两年随访期的预后情况。结果显示，相当一部分“新长期住院”患者成功回归独立生活，但在两年随访时，该队列中有一半患者仍处于高度受支持的环境中。已发生两起死亡事件，均非自杀。该队列中90%的患者仍接受精神科服务。
